| John Cahill | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John V. Cahill | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | South Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1958–1973 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 264 (286) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 29 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1974–1982 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 216 (158–54–4) | |
| 1983–1984 | Collingwood (VFL) | 47 (27–20–0) | |
| 1985–1987 | West Adelaide (SANFL) | 69 (34–35–0) | |
| 1988–1996 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 205 (153–52–0) | |
| 1997–1998 | Port Adelaide (AFL) | 44 (19–23–2) | |
| 2005 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 23 (13–10–0) | |
| 2008 | South Adelaide (SANFL) | 20 (5–14–1) | |
| Total | 624 (409–208–7) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Club
Coach
Port Adelaide Foundation Cup premiership coach 1989 Representative
Honours
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Cahill (born 27 April 1940) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. During his illustrious career he played football for Port Adelaide, and coached Port Adelaide, West Adelaide, South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The Port Adelaide Football Club honoured Cahill by naming the award for the club's best and fairest player the John Cahill Medal.